Dad: Hey Son.
Son: Hey Dad. What is it now?
Dad: Sorry I can’t be there. I was delayed on business.731Please respect copyright.PENANAWGNjGG3kaG
Dad: It’s only for one night. I’ll be home tomorrow.731Please respect copyright.PENANA7jByrAXTbL
Dad: Are you sure you’re OK on your own?731Please respect copyright.PENANAqK3KzkaeBQ
Dad: I could still get a babysitter to come over…
Son: *GROAN* I don’t need a babysitter.731Please respect copyright.PENANAr2FZ3lodLD
Son: I’m 10. I can take care of myself.
Dad: Are you sure? It can be scary spending the night alone.
Son: Yeah, I’m sure.
Dad: Well it’s past your bedtime.
Son: GAH!
Dad: How about I tell you a bedtime story?
Son: *SIGH* If you must.
Dad: Something wrong?
Son: Is this going to be another stupid scary story?
Dad: What? I thought you liked my stories.
Son: Maybe when I was a little kid, but they’re not scary now.
Dad: Alright. I get it. So now you’re 10, you’re a big man.731Please respect copyright.PENANAQXM4EHtcQR
Dad: All grown up and nothing can scare you anymore.
Son: Well… Your stories are kind of lame.731Please respect copyright.PENANAMBMYwqhLFJ
Son: Sorry, Dad. Just being honest.731Please respect copyright.PENANAZi7tQlD5ur
Son: If you’re going to tell a scary story,731Please respect copyright.PENANAAhR9MkSvuv
Son: You need to make sure it’s REALLY scary.
Dad: I see…731Please respect copyright.PENANAVgSFVkpSBb
Dad: Well, there is one story I could tell you…731Please respect copyright.PENANAu3ZcxKBF5R
Dad: But… I don’t know…731Please respect copyright.PENANAqBziIL5XrX
Dad: It might be a bit too scary.
Son: I can handle it.
Dad: OK… Here we go.731Please respect copyright.PENANAwWUQ0dnKe9
Dad: Once upon a time, there was a boy named Colby.
Son: Ugh. The start is like a fairytale.
Dad: Bear with me…731Please respect copyright.PENANATZZaMBCCJD
Dad: This boy named Colby used the Internet a lot.731Please respect copyright.PENANAZpSgaWvdNg
Dad: He joined a lot of websites.731Please respect copyright.PENANAhjzLzdqQn0
Dad: He started talking to other kids online.731Please respect copyright.PENANAjvfgHbhaT6
Dad: He made friends with another boy named StrangerDanger23.731Please respect copyright.PENANAyHFG18u1lQ
Dad: They liked the same movies and TV shows.731Please respect copyright.PENANAHWifZrliCZ
Dad: They played games together online.731Please respect copyright.PENANAyTN3cjjaSI
Dad: They chatted and laughed at each other’s jokes.
Son: Then they got married and lived happily ever after. The End.
Dad: Not quite…731Please respect copyright.PENANALZ7hdvzURr
Dad: After they had been friends for a few months,731Please respect copyright.PENANArS8GJ7iME5
Dad: StrangerDanger heard that Colby’s birthday was coming up.731Please respect copyright.PENANA8FfsswIt8z
Dad: Since they were best friends,731Please respect copyright.PENANAyzJayKk5gL
Dad: StrangerDanger23 wanted to send him a cool present.731Please respect copyright.PENANACtVv1NVvez
Dad: He asked Colby for his home address.731Please respect copyright.PENANA776YjVk1Tf
Dad: Colby was hesitant at first.731Please respect copyright.PENANAenYcFbkqHl
Dad: He thought about it for a while.731Please respect copyright.PENANAadbrOPeK6q
Dad: He has known StrangerDanger23 for a long time,731Please respect copyright.PENANAXC9F08gvsn
Dad: So he figured it wouldn’t hurt to give him his address731Please respect copyright.PENANAl2OIDzTYM4
Dad: As long as he promised not to give it to anyone else.731Please respect copyright.PENANAAPSJZFUhf2
Dad: StrangerDanger23 swore he wouldn’t.731Please respect copyright.PENANAKFZdfP7XWv
Dad: So Colby gave him the address and StrangerDanger23 said731Please respect copyright.PENANADkd9Wwp3n8
Dad: He would mail the package right away.731Please respect copyright.PENANAIHtgu6Ryy5
Dad: Do you think that was a good idea?
Son: Uh… probably not.
Dad: Well, after a while, neither did Colby.731Please respect copyright.PENANAvVlfI5zkWT
Dad: The boy had second thoughts about giving out his address731Please respect copyright.PENANASkp6NAF76b
Dad: Especially to someone he didn’t really know.731Please respect copyright.PENANAW9YX9CHjcR
Dad: His parents had always told him not to do that.731Please respect copyright.PENANABwPfn4IasV
Dad: He felt nervous and guilty about it.731Please respect copyright.PENANAsLG4zzqczm
Dad: The fear and the guilt grew and grew,731Please respect copyright.PENANA0I9iabae9Z
Dad: Until they were gnawing away at him.731Please respect copyright.PENANAnP5CaWcb3N
Dad: By bedtime the next night,731Please respect copyright.PENANAAHSTOJbna5
Dad: He decided to tell his parents what he had done.731Please respect copyright.PENANA2j9L50Blrg
Dad: They would probably be angry. They might even punish him.731Please respect copyright.PENANAGI57oWhhX3
Dad: But it would be worth it to put his mind at ease.731Please respect copyright.PENANA2Jyocm5JZR
Dad: He lay in his bed as he waited for his parents to come upstairs to tuck him in.
Dad: Colby lay there in the darkness and listened.731Please respect copyright.PENANAmKPTkVa9Nl
Dad: He listened to all the noises throughout the house.731Please respect copyright.PENANAw0izf8PHLl
Dad: The humming of the refrigerator in the kitchen.731Please respect copyright.PENANAQQENPhnZog
Dad: The sound of the TV in the living room.731Please respect copyright.PENANAJhA7435RXo
Dad: The cries of his baby brother in the next room.731Please respect copyright.PENANA9hbsnx2A03
Dad: The soft patter of the rain outside.731Please respect copyright.PENANAyFstJaYlDg
Dad: The scraping of branches against his window.
Son: This story is putting me to sleep.
Dad: But there were some other noises he couldn’t quite account for.731Please respect copyright.PENANAwozthaLXVL
Dad: Finally, he heard his dad’s footsteps coming up the stairs.731Please respect copyright.PENANANIKRGQIjvt
Dad: “Hey Dad?” Colby called out nervously.731Please respect copyright.PENANAhNFCyC63mC
Dad: “Can I talk to you for a minute?”731Please respect copyright.PENANAFZO1hBX11c
Dad: In the darkness, he saw the bedroom door slowly creak open.731Please respect copyright.PENANAw9aciv3dxR
Dad: His dad stuck his head through the doorway.731Please respect copyright.PENANAu1kFXFIxDs
Dad: “Yes, son” said his dad in a muffled voice.731Please respect copyright.PENANAhxnPR97R5L
Dad: “Are you okay, Dad?” the boy asked.731Please respect copyright.PENANAaITXfF0sfT
Dad: “Yes, Son,” his dad replied.731Please respect copyright.PENANAjSWcy93A1Q
Dad: “Ummm… Is Mom around?”731Please respect copyright.PENANAYJom49jS1V
Dad: “Here I am!” said his mom in a high-pitched voice.731Please respect copyright.PENANAKZE7RMpcnJ
Dad: She stuck her head through the doorway as well.731Please respect copyright.PENANAJuulNipJpB
Dad: “What do you want to tell us?” she asked.731Please respect copyright.PENANApeL912iC7C
Dad: “Um… I think I made a big mistake,” said Colby.731Please respect copyright.PENANAU8LxkSUN1h
Dad: “I accidentally gave our address to someone on the internet”731Please respect copyright.PENANAy8h7Nix2Y6
Dad: “Oh, you shouldn’t have done that!” said his mom.731Please respect copyright.PENANAp3PxwZlMkb
Dad: “We told you never to do that!”731Please respect copyright.PENANAI9JmJPrETn
Dad: “Who did you give it to?” asked his dad.731Please respect copyright.PENANAotPvZkh61d
Dad: “Um… this kid named StrangerDanger23,” said Colby.731Please respect copyright.PENANAOKzreIXZEH
Dad: “Oh, but he wasn’t really a kid!” said his mom.731Please respect copyright.PENANAbTMF71Tllk
Dad: “He just pretended to be a kid to fool you.”731Please respect copyright.PENANAX6ItWYXGYA
Dad: “And do you know what he did?”731Please respect copyright.PENANApolAqSh5cC
Dad: “He broke into our house and murdered both of us!”731Please respect copyright.PENANAXQ9bFO5WWH
Dad: “Just so he could spend some time with you!”
Son: Oh God!
Dad: All of a sudden, the door opened wide.731Please respect copyright.PENANA7IMxDkjdKa
Dad: A fat man in a yellow raincoat stood there in the doorway.731Please respect copyright.PENANAQtI52cuHB0
Dad: He was holding something in his hands.731Please respect copyright.PENANAQRpKn8mlsC
Dad: The severed heads of Colby’s mom and dad.731Please respect copyright.PENANAU6fQaDsk1o
Dad: Colby gasped and let out a shriek of terror.731Please respect copyright.PENANASvE3AISjJB
Dad: The man dropped the heads on the floor and took out his knife.
Son: NO NO NO!
Dad: After several hours, the boy was almost dead.731Please respect copyright.PENANAsmaK1i8roM
Dad: His terrified screams had become pitiful whimpers.731Please respect copyright.PENANAsNsXC6wSBi
Dad: Then the killer noticed something.731Please respect copyright.PENANArMbmHMmgo8
Dad: He heard the baby crying in the other room.731Please respect copyright.PENANAz82H0w0N8R
Dad: He bent down and pulled his knife out of the731Please respect copyright.PENANAL7UAkO9sCS
Dad: Bloody mess that had once been Colby.731Please respect copyright.PENANA564rXugFMO
Dad: Then he turned and followed the sound of the baby’s cries.731Please respect copyright.PENANABcHNHlTZTA
Dad: When he got to the nursery, he walked up to the crib.731Please respect copyright.PENANAYmM4gpjJa8
Dad: He picked the baby up and held it in his arms.731Please respect copyright.PENANAzyy04CZllZ
Dad: The baby stopped crying. It looked up at him and smiled.731Please respect copyright.PENANAfv5lR4O7Uz
Dad: The man had never held a baby before.731Please respect copyright.PENANAC1CcWpLtaK
Dad: He stroked the baby’s cheek.731Please respect copyright.PENANAPcAikOAgsf
Dad: He walked out of the nursery and took the baby with him.731Please respect copyright.PENANA8wTJKwWts5
Dad: He took the baby home and raised him as his very own son.731Please respect copyright.PENANAqHdNZjAMVs
Dad: He named him “William”.
Son: But Dad… my name is William.
Dad: I know it is, Son.731Please respect copyright.PENANAsMjb4HcgvH
Dad: Son?731Please respect copyright.PENANAl8QunC6qC1
Dad: Will?731Please respect copyright.PENANAlB8QhRQj5w
Dad: William?731Please respect copyright.PENANAN8U33AsdEQ
Dad: You still there, Son?731Please respect copyright.PENANAs76e8EjJba
Dad: Was that story scary enough for you?731Please respect copyright.PENANAmO0iVt7yRk
Dad: Want to hear another?731Please respect copyright.PENANA9S5qbNgffi
Dad: LOL. Sleep tight, Son.